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Steven Mullaney tosses the coin before the first North/South game (Image: Getty)

Notts captain Mullaney was watched by director of England cricket Andrew Strauss, and selectors Angus Fraser and Mick Newell, the Notts director of cricket, in addition to Paul Collingwood, Andy Flower and Mark Ramprakash, who are involved in coaching roles.

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The second game of the series is again at the Kensington Oval on Wednesday (1.30pm GMT), when the North need to end their four-match losing run to avoid being condemned to a second consecutive series defeat.